Civil Administration demolishes 6 Gush Etzion building foundations
The Civil Administration, along with IDF forces, demolished six building foundations in Gush Etzion, five of which were in Bat Ayin, and one of which was intended to be a synagogue.
The demolition caused an uproar among settlement residents. Knesset Member Zeev Elkin (Likud) and Arieh Eldad (National Union) said: "Minister Barak crossed a red line when he ignored the cabinet decision and destroyed a synagogue in the middle of the night in Gush Katif, which is at the heart of Israeli consensus." (Shmulik Grossman)
